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A Special Section of the Ida County Courier & the Holstein Advance A Special Section of the Ida County Courier & The Holstein Advance Veterans Day • November 11, 2016 In this special section you will fi nd Veterans, both young and old. Some who lived to tell their tales And those whose stories never got told. These men and women helped write Our nation’s storied past. Their honor is the reason Our fl ags often fl y at half-mast. There is so much These soldiers had to sacrifi ce To ensure not only our freedom But, also, our way of life. Today we honor these veterans And all the ones heretofore. The calendar says they get one day, But we know they deserve much more. So, when you see a veteran, Today or any other, Raise a glass, tip your hat, let them know Your thanks can no longer be kept undercover. by R. F. Bruning 2 Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Veteran’s Day Special Section Celebrate OUr Veterans Today and Everyday Veteran’s Name FREDERICK H. BAKER Veteran’s Name PFC R. THOMAS (TOM) SWENSON U.S. ARMY – 25th GUN Branch of Service (unit) U.S.N.R. Branch of Service (unit) BN & ANTI-AIRCRAFT Location USS INDIANAPOLIS Location PUSAN, KOREA Spouse Spouse DEMARIS CHUCK & SHELLEY Children Children 5 GRANDCHILDREN 4 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN Siblings Siblings RICHARD, DON & CHARLIE Date of Service LOST AT SEA JULY 30, 1945 Date of Service AUG. 1952-JULY 1954 Veteran’s Name DOUG SOELLNER Veteran’s Name ROSS A. WHEELER Branch of Service (unit) U.S. NAVY Branch of Service (unit) U.S. NAVY Location VIETNAM Location HAWAII Spouse SHEILA Spouse EMILY Children KENT, KURT & MEGAN Children DEMARIS, ADDISON & DEWEY Siblings VICKI, SUE, BECKY, BRIAN & DAN Siblings Date of Service 1969-1970 Date of Service 1928-1932 Veteran’s Name SSG RAYMOND W. SAMPLE Veteran’s Name WALT STRONG U.S. ARMY/RESERVES U.S. ARMY – PARATROOPER, Branch of Service (unit) IRR; MILITARY POLICE Branch of Service (unit) 11th AIRBORNE Location CUBA; HONDURAS; LA; GA; TX; NC Location FT. CAMPBELL, KY Spouse SANDRA (DIVORCED) Spouse ELAINE JEANNIE & TERRY DAVID, VICKIE, PATTY, Children 3 GRANDCHILDREN Children TERI & DIANE Siblings Siblings MAYLEN, ANNA, LOIS & ALLEN Date of Service AUG. 1965 - JULY 1996 Date of Service JAN. 1951-JAN. 1953 Veteran’s Name GERALD TARR Veteran’s Name PETER H. NIELSEN ARMY AIR CORP 63RD TROOP Branch of Service (unit) U.S. MARINE CORPS Branch of Service (unit) CARRIER SQUADRON Location CA; HAITI; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Location PHILIPPINES Spouse SHARI Spouse DELORIS Children JOSIE & ELIZABETH Children STEVEN & PEGGY WILFRED, HOWARD, CHRIS, MARTIN, Siblings DIANA & JOHN Siblings EINAR, OLGA & FREDA Date of Service 1974-1980 Date of Service JAN. 25, 1943-JAN. 18, 1946 Veteran’s Name SP4 JOHN R. (JACK) RUPP Veteran’s Name LT ROBERT M. PATTERSON PILOT Branch of Service (unit) ARMY 5th INFANTRY DIV. Branch of Service (unit) ARMY AIR CORPS 4th COMBAT CARGO UNIT Location FT. CARSON, CO Location WWII – FLYING THE HUMP CHINA; BURMA; INDIA Spouse RUBY Spouse NORMA (DECEASED) Children BRUCE, DENISE, BRIAN & BRAD Children Siblings Siblings Date of Service JULY 1, 1963-JULY 1, 1965 Date of Service FEB. 23, 1943-JAN. 1, 1946 3 Veteran’s Day Special Section Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Veteran’s Name ADAM E. HENDERSON Veteran’s Name SP4 WILLARD L. (LEROY) BOND Branch of Service (unit) U.S. MARINE CORPS Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY 25th INF. DIV. Location Location CU-CHI, VIETNAM Spouse DAWN Spouse SIGNE JON, CAYDEN, JACK, ABRAHAM, Children CALVIN, CHARLIE & JOEY Children Siblings TONY & ARIC Siblings NONE Date of Service FEB. 1994 - FEB. 1998 Date of Service MARCH 1968-MARCH 1974 Veteran’s Name SGT. DON POGGENSEE Veteran’s Name CPT. LAUREL L. BOERNER Branch of Service (unit) U.S. AIR FORCE Branch of Service (unit) ARMY ARTILLERY AIR TRANSPORT – VIETNAM Location & HURRICANE HUNTING Location Spouse PAMELA Spouse SANDRA Children Children BROOKE & TODD Siblings Siblings Date of Service 1964-1968 Date of Service JUNE 1972-FEB. 28, 1980 Veteran’s Name SGT. LEROY DAVISON, JR. Veteran’s Name CDR. LEO V. SAMSON ARMY ARMOR Branch of Service (unit) 253 TANK BTN Branch of Service (unit) NAVY Location BORDENTOWN, NJ Location NAVY DENTAL CORPS Spouse BETTY Spouse MARGARET LTC THOMAS J. DAVISON, Children JIM, HELEN & ED Children 5 CHILDREN Siblings Siblings Date of Service 1952-1960 Date of Service 1945-1969 Veteran’s Name VERDEAN BREMER Veteran’s Name STEVEN L. WILKINS U.S. ARMY Branch of Service (unit) ARMY 5th RCT Branch of Service (unit) 1st CAVALRY DVISION Location KOREA Location VIETNAM/FIRE BASE MACE, BIEN HOD Spouse SHIRLEY Spouse DIANE Children JEFF, STEVE, MIKE & COREY Children GLEN Siblings Siblings LYNN – I.G.H.S. CLASS OF 1957 Date of Service MARCH 1951-DEC. 1952 Date of Service OCT. 1970-APRIL 1972 (IN VIETNAM: SEPT. 2, 1971-APRIL 24, 1972) Veteran’s Name PFC TERRY D. LOVETT Veteran’s Name 1LT RICHARD E. SMITH ARMY – AMERICAN Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY Branch of Service (unit) INFANTRY DIVISION Location VIETNAM Location VIETNAM Spouse DECEASED Spouse SUE SHAWN & RYAN Children KELLI & MINDI Children 2 GRANDCHILDREN Siblings Siblings Date of Service 1967-1969 Date of Service 1967-1968 COMBAT INFANTRYMAN SGT. 1st LT RICHARD J. HAGEMEIER Veteran’s Name DENNIS E. LINDGREN (PONCHO) Veteran’s Name (DICK) Branch of Service (unit) COC, 16 INF BN, 1st INF. DIV. Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY ARTILLERY Location VIETNAM Location HELICOPTER PILOT – FT. LEWIS, WA Spouse JANET Spouse PHYLLIS Children Children TERESA, RICK & JAMI Siblings Siblings 6 SIBLINGS Date of Service MARCH 1964-MARCH 1966 Date of Service JAN. 1959-APRIL 1962 4 Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Veteran’s Day Special Section Veteran’s Name E8 1st SGT TERRY KLINE Veteran’s Name SMSGT. (RET.) SAMUEL O. SEARS U.S. NAVY & IOWA Branch of Service (unit) NATIONAL GUARD Branch of Service (unit) U.S. AIR FORCE – SAC Location VIETNAM Location VIETNAM – NUMEROUS OTHERS Spouse NANCY Spouse ANN AVOND, TERENCE, Children STACY, TREVOR & TROY Children BEVERLY & BRANDI Siblings CAREY, DAVID & DENNIS Siblings IRIS & DELORES JUNE 1968-JUNE 1972; Date of Service 1977-1998 Date of Service SEPT. 9, 1955-NOV. 1, 1975 Veteran’s Name LARRY HULTGREN Veteran’s Name DOUGLAS D. HUSSEY U.S. NAVY- CHIEF, NAVAL AIR Branch of Service (unit) ADVANCED TRAINING (JAG) Branch of Service (unit) U.S. AIR FORCE Location VT-Z4 BEEVILLE, TEXAS Location TX; SEOUL, KOREA; WASHINGTON D.C. Spouse TAPPY Spouse MARJORIE CHARMAINE, PAMELA, FRED & JAMES Children JENNIFER & JEFFREY Children 3 GRANDCHILDREN 2 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN Siblings KEITH & DAVID Siblings RICHARD Date of Service JULY 1968-AUG. 1971 Date of Service JUNE 5, 1952-JUNE 6, 1956 Veteran’s Name STAN CHISHOLM Veteran’s Name DALE CHISHOLM Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY – 402 TC Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY – 145th INF. Location LONG BINH, VIETNAM Location PHILIPPINES ISLAND Spouse DENISE Spouse FREIDA Children JAMIE, AMANDA & KATIE Children STAN, KEITH & SHERRY ESTER, FLORENCE, Siblings KEITH & SHERRY Siblings RUSSELL & ROLAND Date of Service 1968-1970 Date of Service 1943-1945 Veteran’s Name ROGER RECTOR Veteran’s Name KENNETH C. THORNHILL U.S. ARMY; Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY Branch of Service (unit) ARMY RESERVES Location KOREA Location NORTH AFRICA; USA Spouse KAREN Spouse FLORENCE Children COREY & BRAD Children SHERRY PETE, VIRGIL, EVADINE, Siblings CHERYL Siblings LOUELLA & LORENE Date of Service 1966-1967 Date of Service 1942-1972 Veteran’s Name PETE THORNHILL Veteran’s Name RICK MONROE Branch of Service (unit) U.S. NAVY Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY Location ICELAND Location ALEUTIAN ISLANDS Spouse ESTHER Spouse SUE MARLENE, SANDRA, KENNY, Children DEBRA, DOROTHY & MIKE Children AMANDA VIRGIL, KENNY, LOUELLA, Siblings EVADINE & LORENE Siblings ROBIN Date of Service 1944-1945 Date of Service 1970-1972 RANDALL (HONEYBEE) Veteran’s Name MONROE Veteran’s Name RALPH MONROE Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY Location WESTERN PACIFIC Location ALEUTIAN ISLANDS Spouse MAE Spouse RUBY Children SHARON Children ROBIN & RICK Siblings RALPH, GOLDIE, ROY & RAYMOND Siblings GOLDIE, RAYMOND, RANDALL & ROY Date of Service 1943-1946 Date of Service 1942-1945 5 Veteran’s Day Special Section Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Veteran’s Name EINAR H. NIELSEN Veteran’s Name HARLAN J. FRIES 9th AIR FORCE; 344th BC; U.S. ARMY Branch of Service (unit) 495th BC AAF Branch of Service (unit) (LIGHT WEAPONS) Location ENGLAND & FRANCE Location KOREA Spouse LUCIA Spouse JOAN Children ROGER, RANDY & KAY ANN Children KARI, KELLI, KAY & KATHY WILFRED, HOWARD, CHRIS, MARTIN, Siblings PETE, OLGA & FRIEDA Siblings BEVERLY & JOAN Date of Service FEB. 1943-AUG. 21, 1945 Date of Service FEB. 10, 1953-JAN. 14, 1955 Veteran’s Name STAFF SGT. EUGENE R. CHRISTIE Veteran’s Name LAWAYNE GRONAU Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY Location MINDANO - PHILIPPINES Location VIETNAM Spouse Spouse PAM Children Children SHAR & LAYNE HARLAN, LEONARD, DERWOOD, Siblings DONNA & BETTY Siblings ONE SISTER OCT. 1941-MARCH 1945 Date of Service (KILLED IN ACTION) Date of Service SEPT. 11, 1967-APRIL 15, 1969 Veteran’s Name ROY D. WILSON Veteran’s Name JEROME C. LANSINK Branch of Service (unit) U.S. AIR FORCE Branch of Service (unit) U.S. NAVY Location COLORADO Location GULF WAR Spouse LAMERLE Spouse Children NADINE, CLYDE & CONNIE Children VINCENT, STEVEN, ROBERT, THERESE, Siblings HELEN, DOROTHY & DWIGHT Siblings NANCEE, GERARD, KATHRYN, CORREY, MICKEY & BRIDGETT Date of Service FEB. 1946-JUNE 1947 Date of Service 1988 Veteran’s Name GERARD A. LANSINK Veteran’s Name MICKEY P. LANSINK NATIONAL GUARD Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY Branch of Service (unit) FLIGHT SCHOOL (BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER PILOT) Location UNITED STATES Location AFGHNISTAN; IRAQ; KOSOVO; SYRIA Spouse ROSIMERI Spouse HEATHER Children ANA MARIE Children BRILEY & BRISTOL VINCENT, STEVEN, ROBERT, THERESE, VINCENT, STEVEN, ROBERT, THERESE, Siblings NANCEE, JEROME, KATHRYN, Siblings NANCEE, GERARD, KATHRYN, CORREY, MICKEY & BRIDGETT CORREY, JEROME & BRIDGETT Date of Service 1991 Date of Service MARCH 24, 2000 Veteran’s Name DONALD F.
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